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EMQs: Is it time to abolish the state pension triple lock?
Season 1 Episode 235
Will any government be brave enough to abolish the triple lock on pensions? The cost-saving case has been made by many, but Ed Balls and George Osbor…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
When will Labour’s communication catastrophe end?
Season 1 Episode 234
The drama rages on, one week after Chancellor Rachel Reeves stood at the dispatch box to deliver her second Budget. Richard Hughes has resigned as OB…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
EMQs: How much power do chancellors have?
Season 1 Episode 233
How many times did Gordon Brown save Tony Blair from a calamitous decision? Ed Balls and George Osborne recount the times chancellors stepped in to s…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves abandoned growth?
Season 1 Episode 232
Does Rachel Reeves have a credible plan for growth? One day on from her Budget Statement, George Osborne and Ed Balls debate her headline measures an…
7 months ago
Budget Hot Take: Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves saved herself? | LIVE reaction
Season 1 Episode 231
After months of speculation, briefings and leaks, Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her fated second budget. Has she done enough to save herself, K…
7 months ago
EMQs: Is it time for a Tory/Labour truce?
Season 1 Episode 230
With politics fraying and radical parties growing in strength, could the Tories and Labour come together and merge into a grand coalition of the cent…
7 months ago
Is Shabana Mahmood the heir to Blair?
Season 1 Episode 229
A dramatic U-turn from Labour has stopped them from breaking their manifesto, but it has also left the Budget looking messy and wide open to risk. Th…
7 months, 1 week ago
EMQs: Is PMQs just 'political theatre'?
Season 1 Episode 228
What is the real purpose of Prime Minister's Questions? As an ‘infuriated’ listener asks why the Speaker can't force politicians to answer, George Os…
7 months, 1 week ago
Starmer v Streeting: Is it curtains for Keir?
Season 1 Episode 227
A bizarre briefing war has exploded in Westminster, with Wes Streeting accused of plotting a coup against Keir Starmer. Ed Balls and George Osborne a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
EMQs: What does 'fairness' actually mean in politics?
Season 1 Episode 226
What political rival would you share a 12-hour flight with? Ed Balls and George Osborne dive into this very question, revealing the old foes and oppo…
7 months, 2 weeks ago